The release notes for the most recent Kindle software program replace that launched just a few weeks in the past have been imprecise, however some customers have found a helpful characteristic for anybody with cheaper ad-supported e-readers. Along with extra sturdy line and textual content spacing choices, you now have the choice to filter advertisements that “might not be acceptable for everybody” so that they don’t present up on the Kindle’s lockscreen and homescreen, as spotted by The eBook Reader.
It’s a part of the 5.18.3 software program replace for the Kindle Scribes, Kindle Colorsoft, and eleventh and twelfth technology variations of the essential Kindle and Paperwhite, which provides two new lockscreen advert choices accessible within the “Your Account” part of the Kindle’s settings.
Choosing an ad-supported model of a Kindle can prevent $20, however beforehand, you didn’t have any choices to customise what forms of advertisements you see. Though they’ll characteristic every part from automobiles to magnificence merchandise, the advertisements often characteristic books and are sometimes primarily based by yourself private shopping and studying habits. For those who occur to learn numerous steamy romance novels with cowl artwork that’s inappropriate for youthful readers, you may be served advertisements for comparable titles.
Now you can flip off “Personalised Adverts” in order that the advertisements you see will not be primarily based in your shopping or buy historical past, and activate “Filter advertisements,” which can disguise inappropriate content material. It can nonetheless be as much as Amazon to resolve what the corporate considers acceptable versus inappropriate advert content material. For those who’ve turned on advert filtering and are nonetheless seeing advertisements you’d quite not have displaying up in your Kindle’s lockscreen, you’ll must visit Amazon’s website and pay $20 to have the advertisements eliminated out of your e-reader solely.